TY  - BOOK
AU  - Paynter,Helen
AU  - Lunde,Jonathan
TI  - Blessed are the peacemakers: a biblical theology of human violence 
T2  - Biblical theology for life
SN  - 9780310125549
AV  - BT736.15 .P393 2023
U1  - 241.69 P346B 23/eng/20230622
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Grand Rapids, MI.
PB  - Zondervan Academic
KW  - Violence
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Biblical teaching
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes
N2  - "Old Testament scholar Helen Paynter explores what the Bible says about human violence and what Christians ought to do about it today"--; "This volume in Biblical Theology for Life series dives deeply into the topic of human violence. Before exploring what the Bible says about violence, Old Testament scholar Helen Paynter sets out the contours for the study ahead by addressing the various definitions of violence and the theories of its origins, prevalence, and purpose. What is violence? Is there such a thing as "natural violence"? Is violence a human or social construct or can we describe natural phenomena as violent? How does the concept of violence relate to the concept of evil? Violence is everywhere; is it escapable? How do we resist violence? Having queued up the questions, Paynter takes us to the Bible for answers. Starting with the creation narratives in Genesis considered in comparison with the ancient Near Eastern myths and moving to the conquest of Canaan--the most problematic of biblical narratives--she investigates how these deep myths speak to the origins of human violence and its consequences.
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